Ise Futami Bay
by Tokuriki Tomikichiro (1902–1999)
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- Type
- Original woodblock print
- First edition
- 1941
- This edition
- circa 1950
- Image size
- 26.4 × 38.3 cm
- Condition
- Very good (see condition notes)
Description
The print depicts the most famous Wedded Rocks in Futami Bay, part of Ise Bay, with the sun rising in the background. The two rocks rise from the ocean and are attached together by rope. This symbolizes the loyalty and connection between man and woman. The rocks play a role in the Shinto faith and the bigger rock has a Torii on top of it. The rocks had been depicted by woodblock print artists before, for example by Utagawa Hiroshige, but Tokuriki Tomikichiro renders them in a composition of characteristic Shin-hanga style.
Condition notes
The print is in very good condition. On the back in the two top corners there are remnants of a previous mounting.
